
The Meaning of Tisha B’Av to Us: A Black Rabbi’s Perspective
For Black Jews the meaning of Tisha B’Av is never far away. It is not merely a remote holiday commemorating the destruction of the temple
For Black Jews the meaning of Tisha B’Av is never far away. It is not merely a remote holiday commemorating the destruction of the temple
Table of Contents Time Marker Introduction Dr. Cooper 0:01 Welcome Address Rabbi Debra Bowen, Pennsylvania 2:25 Rabbi Benyamin Levy, 8:57 Gaverit Yitzchak, South Carolina 11:35
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COUNTING THE OMER KABBALISTICALLY
Rabbi Sholomo Levy explains the history, meaning, and some of the mysteries of counting using the Kabbalistic method. In this video, he shows that the spiritual journey of counting in this manner helps us to reach a divine destination on Shavuot.
Every year as the festival of Shavuot approaches, the questions about the
dating of this holiday resurface. The discussion of the dating of this festival
has a very long history that probably dates back to the first
commonwealth.2
It is my contention the longstanding controversy that has
engulfed this festival extends far beyond any exegetical difficulties that the
biblical texts in question present
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